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Taijul Islam Enters All‑Time Top Five for Left‑Arm Test Five‑Fors

A 7 for 138 raised his career total to 270 wickets, moved him into the left‑arm all‑time top five, and set the best away‑Test innings figures by a Bangladesh bowler.

Taijul Islam registered his 19th five-wicket haul during the ongoing Test vs Zimbabwe to overtake Mitchell Starc on the list of left-arm bowlers with most five-fors in the format
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Overview

  • Taijul took 7 for 138 from 40.2 overs in Zimbabwe's first innings, a performance that on Tuesday became the 19th five-wicket haul of his Test career.
  • The 19th five-for put Taijul level with Shakib Al Hasan on 19 and moved him ahead of Mitchell Starc into joint-fourth on the list of left-arm bowlers with the most Test five-wicket hauls.
  • The spell took Taijul to 270 Test wickets, making him Bangladesh's leading Test wicket-taker and recording the best away-Test innings figures for a Bangladesh bowler.
  • Zimbabwe posted 410 as Innocent Kaia made a maiden Test century (140) and Wesley Madhevere finished 77 not out, then bowled Bangladesh out for 185 in the second innings to win by an innings and 85 runs.
  • Taijul's heavy workload and rare seven-wicket haul highlighted his central role in Bangladesh's attack and offered a personal milestone that could influence selection and strategy after a tour marked by batting collapses.